Bush League - Week#6 Summaries

by Andrew Mishler

NY Mazmaniacs  vs. Don’t Come In Here
After weeks of injuries and poor games, it turned out to be the perfect week to start Pierre Garcon, as a couple of highlight reel catches on Sunday Night Football propelled him to 21 points.  His play coupled with some strong games from Peyton Manning, Steven Jackson and LaDainian Tomlinson gave NY Mazmaniacs the 107-100 win over Don’t Come In Here. NY Mazmaniacs even had points to spare on his bench with Jeremy Maclin, who had 32 against the Falcons. Don’t Come in Here had a good week as well, but came up short due to some poor play by Cadillac Williams and Marques Colston. Williams in particular has had a very poor start to the 2010 season, and might need to be benched until he shows any signs of life in the Tampa Bay offense. 

Upstate Flavor vs. Team Thirdball
Even though Ryan Torain broke out in a big way for Thirdball by scoring 24 points against the Colts, Upstate Flavor still managed to win this match 85-75 on the backs of the always-reliable Aaron Rodgers and the rejuvenated Roy Williams. While Thirdball’s other RB, Chris Johnson, also had a great week by scoring 21 points, he fell victim to some clunkers from Miles Austin and Malcolm Floyd. Outside of Rodgers and Williams, Upstate Flavor still had some solid players all around the rest of his starting lineup 

Deez Nunz vs. LA Arsonists
This low scoring affair, which was won by LA Aronsists over Deez Nunz by a score of 78-50, was highlighted by the play of Mike Wallace, who benefited from the return of Ben Roethlisberger at QB to score 15 points. Wallace, along with Frank Gore, who scored 16 points, were the biggest contributors for LA Arsonists this week. Deez Nuns got a surprisingly good performance out of the Rams defense and a solid game from Brandon Marshall, but that was all he had speak of on the day. Every other play had failed to put up any significant numbers, which Deez Nunz will have to hope does not become a trend in the upcoming weeks.

Birch Boys vs. Sticks
Even though DeSean Jackson had leave his game against the Falcons in the first half due to a blow to the head from Dunta Robinson, he was still in long enough to put up 2 TDs and 19 points. It was one best scores on the week for Sticks, who defeated Birch Boys, 107-76. Sticks had some great scores as well from Andre Johnson and Eli Manning and some solid scores from the rest of his starting lineup. Birch Boys was playing at a disadvange in this matchup from the begnning, as he started Donald Brown even though he was out for the game against Washington. To add to it, Kevin Walter went scoreless as well for the Texans this week. While Drew Brees and Rashard Mendenhall did well for Birch Boys, they couldn’t overcome to complete lack of production from the injured Brown and Walter.

Morgan Dollar vs. UGotBeat ByAGirl
At the beginning of the season, would you believe that it would be considered a poor outing for Kyle Orton if he only scored 14 points? Either way, that’s exactly what happened to UGotBeat ByAGirl in this matchup, as she lost 63-78 against Morgan Dollar. While Orton only put up 14 points for her, he still managed to lead the team, which is all you need to know about how the rest of her starting lineup performed. Arian Foster continued to put up great numbers for Morgan Dollar as scored 21 points against Kansas City and led the team in Week 6. Ahmad Bradshaw and Tom Brady chipped in with 16 and 11 points, respectively. 

Team MoneyMen vs. Team Redman
Ryan Mathews was considered a solid 3rd round pick in most drafts this year, but he has yet to live up to those expectations so far due mostly to injuries. He still managed to score 7 points this week, but it wasn’t enough for MoneyMen, who lost 59-92 against Redman. Redman was led by a breakout 25-point game from Dwayne Bowe and Tony Romo, who scored 20 points and is staying relevant in fantasy even as the Cowboys continue to lose.  Also, Jahvid Best had his fourth consecutive game under 10 points this week, with his last one coming in Week 2 when he scored an outstanding 45 points.